Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-27
THE NEW YORK FASHIONS
AS Reported by the Fashion Edt-
prof Harper,s Bazaar.

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INC grouhu ch"nseaoio III N"rious
lights, red being introduced as the
base Of most al of them, as red shc'
with blue. with moss green. with
brown. or with gray; there are also
grays with blue, or brown with bin
or brown with green. The fab, ic
il very soft twilled wool. almost rs
thick as ladies' cloth. vet as ann
pie as cashmere: hence il is OK
cellent for drapery, and is usei az
over-skirts ON lower skirts of plain
cloth. A gay youthful gown is OF
blue and red changeabl- cloth draped
on q skirt of bright red cloth. and
there is al-o a red vest in the shot
cloth basque. Embroidery of silk
cord, done ON the red vest and skirt
is IN the shades of the darker chance
able fabric. and the scallops at the
foot rest on a border Of natural beaver
fur.
Another novelty is twilled wool
with a fleecv selyage two or three
inches vide. which serves as trim
ming for the dress, edying the over
skirt, and forming a border around
the lower skirt. This seIyage is on
plain and on changeable cloths. and
is sometimes of a contrasting color;
for instance. a gray fleecv s. lyape on
a red and gray shot twill is around
the deep 9pron oyerskirt. and also
heads u border OF seal fur which is on
the lower 81 irt the basoe has the fieecy
band sewed down its fronts, opening
on a narrow vet bound with seal.kin.
Palm-fuured wooll-ns are al o used
for lower skirts of gowns that have
plain tNilled fabrics for the upper
part. These large palm leaves have
the effect Of embroidery, and the skirt
is made up very simply to display the
figures. being very full and straight
all around, or el-e mounted in the
round pleats called organ-pipe pleats.
Plush fabrics in stripes ami large
figures are revived for the skirts OF
cloth and of silk dresses. These have
stripes If contrasting colors, or large
balls or shaded spots, or else they are
notified to Initiate the skins of beasts,
the leoparl and tiger skins giving
beautiful golden brown hues. The
fashionable green cloths are very eff
fective over a skirt of leopard plush,
and the wide bands of this prettiIy
marked plush trim wraps and gowns
of darker brown and terra Gotta
cloths.
Trimmings lighter than the fabric
of the gown are feature OF new toll
cites seen especially in assementeries
of silk cords or of shaded beads. For
instance. an elaborate garniture of
iridescent beads and of the crystal
beads with GOLD centers is put on
black net dresses. covering the collar.
forming epaulettes and a point IN
front and back. Then suede-colored
cord gimps in vine and leaf patterns
are on dark drab cancels hair or seal
brown cloth dresses.
beino mt around the skirts in two
rows. and forming vest by MANY
leupthwise uointed rows. The open
n,tferned p,Iloons. though made OF
black or dark cords or beads, are
liyhtened Iv being placed over blue
silk. bright red. or fawn or liyht
m,tchiny uart Of the dress. but usu-
allv in direct contrast to the trimming.
Git cords and pasgementerie on black
silk and velvet dresses also carry ont
this runrice. which il offered asariyal
for the very pre- alent ,ancy for block
trimmings on bri sht-huei clpths.
Sleeves OF different fabric from the
corsape are seen en- cloth and silk
gowns. velvet being used for the
Sleeves TO match the vest and lower
skirt. This requires plain fabric
usually for the combination. vet fig
ured stotF. are occasionally seen IN
the sleeves when used for the petit
coat. A good model has Louis
Ouatn re basque of brown cloth with
brown velvet coat sleeves, vest and
petticoat, The coat-basaue is long
and SQUARE around the sides
and back. and is striped length
wise from the waist line to the
end with rows OF gold galloon, and
slopes open on pointed vest OF vel
yct viii velvet sleeves and collar. A
nointed palloon girdle edges the vest,
and il fled with a bow. The velvet
lower skirt is without trimming, but
is set on the f,u nda,ion skirt very full
TO give the effect OF a full. plain round
skirt The cloth over-skirt hangs in
f],t uleats down the middle OF the
front and back. AMI is pointed deeply
before and behind, but is very short
on the sides.
Three fabrics are employed in many
rich costumes. aud among these bro
cades are used in combination with
repped silk aud velvet. These bro
cades have satin figures sunk in rep
ned grounds, in striped designs
usually. or else they are rich mattel
asse labrics which come in Persian
PATTERNS. with many dark gold and
copper-colored figures on black or
brown grounds. The brocaded silk
and satin goods form the full breadths
on the ba k of the skirt, the velvet is
on the foot and up the sides, while
the soft Bengaline forms short drap-
or;es On the hins and pointed wings
on the sides.
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